Keeping it Wild Trainee

Do you love nature and working outdoors? Are you practically minded and want to learn new skills? Have you thought about a career in nature recovery and conservation?

As part of the Keeping it Wild programme, we offer a unique opportunity to undertake a full-time, four month paid Traineeship based at London Wildlife Trust nature reserves, where you’ll spend time learning key skills from the London Wildlife Trust team, including valuable practical skills in urban nature conservation, community engagement, environmental conservation and communications.

Salary : £25,496 per annum (pro rata)

Tenure : Fixed-term contract for 16 weeks (4 months)

Cohort one start date : 1st September 2025
Cohort two start date : 12th January 2026

Trainees will develop a broad range of skills required in the conservation sector:

• Practical conservation & nature reserve management in an urban context
• Health and safety knowledge (including Outdoor First Aid qualification)
• Surveying and monitoring (seasonally dependent)
• Community engagement and environmental education (including supporting delivery of sessions)
• Work readiness, CV and job application support

Our ideal trainee will have the following key attributes:

• You are self-motivated with the ability to use your initiative and work independently
• You have a passion for nature and urban wildlife, and ambition to pursue a career in the environmental sector
• You have an interest and enthusiasm for practical work outdoors (in all weathers!)
• You are a team player with good people and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• You are able to commit to the full programme, including travelling to locations across London as outlined in the recruitment pack

Note: The traineeships are specially designed for people with very limited experience in the sector, and with a passion for nature and urban wildlife. To ensure your application truly reflects your experience and passion, we strongly encourage you to write your answers yourself. Please note that responses generated entirely by AI may be withdrawn from the selection process.

Please read through the recruitment pack and job description for the full person specification and detailed responsibilities.

Closing Date: Wednesday 18th June

Interviews: Are scheduled to take place during week commencing 7th July , and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s communities.

Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here . We are also committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people, read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Safeguarding here .